Actors’ Equity will seek to represent the actors and stage managers working on a non-union tour of “Waitress.”
This is the first time the union has sought to become the bargaining agent for a non-union tour since 2001, when it unsuccessfully tried to represent artists on a tour of “The Music Man.” The decision came after Equity conducted a card campaign, asking interested actors and stage managers on the “Waitress” tour to sign union authorization cards.
One of the primary issues at hand, according to Actors’ Equity, is the fact that a union and a non-union tour of “Waitress” are running at the same time.
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